Garment for complete protection against inclement weather



March 20, 1945. c. A. NOONE GARMENT FOR COMPLETE PROTECTION AGAINSTINCLEMENT WEATHER Filed Feb. 11, 1941 INVENTOR C/mlies /l, N00/76,

BY W ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 20, 194 7 GARMENT FOR COMPLETE PROTECTION QAGAINST INCLEMENT WEATHER Charles A. Noone. Chattanooga. Tenn.Application February 11, 1941, Serial No. 378,332 6 Claims. (on. 2-37)The invention relates to garments and ,more particularly to garments forwearing over ordinary clothes for protection against rain.

, An object of the invention is to provide a coverail garment suitablefor the protection of spectators against rain while seated whenattending outdoor football games and the like. It

is the object of the invention to provide such a garment for both menand women which may be conveniently slipped on over ones ordinary streetclothes, which will not bind and which will be comfortable, and which issuitable for street wear, ii desired; a garment which is also of lightweight and capable of being rolled into a small bundle.

According to a preferred form of the invention, the ensemble consists offour main garments. The first garment comprises a body coat similar toan overcoat but without sleeves or collar; the second garment comprisesa cape with attached collar and fitting over the said coat and arms ofthe wearer; the third garment comprises a bag-like member into which thewearer steps and which is secured to the inside of the overcoat garment;the fourth garment comprises a hood-like member sufliciently large towear over ones ordinary hat and which may be secured to the outside ofthe collar of the cape.

If desired, a suitable transparent visoror protector may be eitherpermanently or detachably secured to the hood to protect the face of thewearer.

The invention also consists in certain new and original features ofconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed.Although the novel features which are believed to be characteristic ofthis invention will be par tlcularly pointed out in the claims appendedhereto, the invention itself,'as to its objects and advantages, andthemanner in which it may be carried out, may be better understood byreferring to the following description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which Fig. 1 illustratesa perspective of the overcoat or body garment;

Fig.2 is a perspective of the cape garment; Fig. 3 is a perspective ofthe hood garment; Fig. 4 is a perspective of the bag garment;

Fig. 5 illustrates the ensemble without hood or bag, as used for streetwear;

Fig. 6 illustrates the complete ensemble for head-to-foot protectionwhen attending a football game or the like; and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section through the side of the neck of theassembled coat and cape members showing how they may be stitchedtogether, if desired.

In the following description and in the claims, various details willbeidentified by specific names for convenience, but they are intended tobe as generic in their application as the art will permit.

Like reference characters denote like parts in the several figures ofthe drawing.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part of thisspecificatiomcertaln specific disclosure of the invention is made forpurposes of explanation, but it will be understood that the details maybe modified in various respects without departure from the broad aspectof the invention.

Referring now to the drawing, and more particularly to Fig. 6, thecomplete ensemble comprises the overcoat or body member A, the capemember B, the hood member 0 and bag member D, suitably secured togetherby suitable detachable fastening means, such as ordinary buttons,

snap fasteners 0r zippers. In the following description and in thedrawing, snap fasteners are used for illustration but it will beunderstood that ordinary buttons, slide fasteners or zippers may be usedboth for fastening together separable portions of the same garment orfor fastening together the separate'garments to each other, it beingunderstood that in each case the joint or connection between the partswill be such as to provide waterproof protection. The various gar mentswill be made of some suitable lightweight, waterproof material, theseveral garments being of the same or of different material as desired.

Referring now to Fig. 1, the body garment or member A comprises a bodymember or sheet l0 closed at the back and sides and open down the frontas indicated at l3. The garment is armless and collarless, the arm holesbeing indicated by H and the plain neck by It. The front is separable,similar to an ordinary overcoat, and the joint I: may be closed in anysuitable manner. as by separable snap fasteners H. The inside of thelower margin of the overcoat is provided with snap fasteners I 5 forconnection to the bag member D, as described more in detail hereinafter.The front of the body garment A may be provided with slits or openings,indicated by l6, similar to those often found in ralncoats, forpermitting the wearer to insert his hands into the inside of the garmentfor access to his street clothes, without unsnapping the garment.

The openings It may be considerably longer than those normally used inordinary raincoats to give easy access to all of the pockets in a man'sordinary suit and overcoat, that is to say, to trouser pockets, to sideand breast pockets of sack coat, vest and overcoat and inside pockets ofsack coat and overcoat.

Referring now to Fig. 2, the cape garment B comprises a body memberclosed at the back and sides and separable at the front, the openingbeing closed by snap fasteners 22. The cape B is provided with aturn-down collar 23, shown turned down in Fig. 5 for street use, butshown turned up in Fig. 2 in which position it is placed for attachmentof the hood 0, the collar 23 being provided with snap fasteners 24 allthe way around for this purpose.

Referring now to Fig. 3, the hood 0 comprises a body closed on. top,back and sides and made sufllciently large to go over an ordinary man'sFedora or womans hat. The body 30 is provided with an opening 3! for thewearer's face and a collar band 32. The body 30 is open from the faceopening 3| to the bottom of the collar band 32 forming a joint 33,adjustable straps or ribbons being provided on the opposite sides of thejoint 33 for drawing the hood C snugly around the head and neck of thewearer. The

neck band 32 is provided with snap fasteners 34 all around and isadapted to telescope down and over the neck band 23 on the cape B and tobe snapped thereto. If desired, the face opening 3| may be provided witha transparent visor 33,

either permanently or detachably secured inside.

of the top and sides of the face opening, the visor 33 being open at thebottom to provide a complete freedom of ventilation to the face of thewearer and at the same time offering complete protection against rain orsnow. Snap fasteners 31 provide for detaching the visor 33 in case it isnot desired to be worn. The visor may also be detached to preventbreakage when rolling the ensemble into a small bundle for carrying orstorage.

Referring now to Fig. 4, the bagD comprises a body 43 closed on allsides and at the bottom and open only at the top, as indicated at II. Aseries of snap fasteners 42 are provided all the way around the top ll,these fasteners being adapted to be secured to the overcoat fasteners l3when the wearer steps into the bag D and the latter is inserted insideof the overcoat A. If desired, the bag may be made a little smaller atthe bottom although it should be roomy enough for complete comfort. Insome cases a small insert may be provided on which the feet may rest forinsulating the feet from the cold ground or concrete floor on which thefeet rest. This member may be in the form of a disc 43 of cork, spongerubber or other heat-insulating material.

The complete ensemble may be used as follows: The overcoat garment A isworn over the wearers ordinary street clothes which may include thewearers ordinary heavy fur or cloth overcoat. The overcoat garment Awill be made suificiently large and loose fitting to fit comfortablywithout binding and will be of sufficient length to cover the ordinaryovercoat, the garment extending preferably down around the knees orbelow. The absence of overcoat sleeves and overcoat collar helps givethe wearer complete freedom of movement, the arm or shoulder holes llbeing sufficiently large for this purpose. The overcoat A will be put onin a manner similar to an ordinary overcoat, after which it will besnapped down the front by the Snappers l4.

After the overcoat A is put on, the cape B will be thrown around theshoulders of the wearer and then closed by the snappers 22. In somecases the front detachable Joint 2| may be omitted entirely, the capebeing then closed on all sides, in which case the entire cape B willhave to be slipped on over the head. In this event the collar 23 willhave to be large enough to permit passage of the head of the wearer.

In most cases it is preferable to permanently attach garments A and B,this being done, for example, by suitable stitching ll (Fig. 7) betweenthe edge of neck l2 of coat A and the neck of cape B at or just belowthe point where collar 23 is attached. With permanent attachment ofgarments A and B, both will be openable at the front and the joints l3and 21 will be in substantial register.

' In any event, the cape B will be sufliciently long to protect the armsof the wearer, to cover slits l8 and to give added protection to theshoulders and trunk of the wearer where protection is needed most,particularly in a hard driving rain. The cape B will be madesuillciently loose to provide free use of the wearer's arms, the pocketslits IS in the overcoat body A providing free and easy access of thehands to the inner garments of thewearer.

To put the hood C on, the front detachable joint 33 and the straps 35are opened up and the hood is placed over the ordinary brim hat of thewearer, asindicated particularly in Fig. 6. The cape collar 23 is turnedup, the draw strings 35 are pulled to tighten the hood around the neckand chin of the wearer and the collar band 32 is snapped onto theoutside of the cape collar 23 to provide a water-tight Joint betweenthese garments. It will be understood that the collar bands on bothgarments will be sufllciently loose fitting to insure the wearer'scomfort. The visor 36 will be attached by the fasteners 31 or it may beomitted as desired.

The wearer then sits down and insert his or her feet and legs into thebag D which is inserted inside the lower edge of the overcoat garment Aand snap fasteners 42 and I5 secured together. The complete ensemble isnow assembled on the wearer and the wearer is snugly protected from topof head to shoe soles against rain, snow and wind.

The ensemble, according to the invention, is also applicable for streetwear, in which event the bag D will be removed and also the hood C, ifdesired. The cape collar 23 will then be turned down, the collar beingtailored to stand up by itself and fit in an attractive manner, asindicated more particularly in Fig. 5. The hood may be placed inside thebag and both garments rolled up into a small compact bundle. If theweather clears, all four pieces of the ensemble may be removed, thegarments A, B and C being placed inside the bag D and rolled into atight compact bundle.

It will be obvious that the ensemble, according to the invention, issusceptible of many variations and styles in tailoring. The materialwill be largely optional, depending upon style, price and otherconsiderations. The ensemble may be made in comparatively few differentsizes which will be sufficient for all heights and weights of the wearerbecause of the loose roomy nature of the garment. At the same time thetailoring may be such as to provide an attractive looking garment whichwill be suitable for street wear, if desired.

It will be obvious that such a garment will have a wide field of use.The garment is particularly advantageous for the attendance, duringinclemexit weather, at outdoor games, such as football games. Thegarment may be taken along in threatening weather and, if the necessityshould arise, it may be put on very easily and conveniently, and notonly is the wearers person but all of his regular garments thoroughlyprotected from rain. The garment according to the present inventionserves to protect the wearers legs and feet, even his shoe soles, aswell as the wearer's ordinary hat, an advantage not attained by ordinaryraincoats.

The garment will also be useful to persons who must move about duringinclement weather, such as fishermen, policemen, soldiers, etc., inwhich event, of course, the bag will not be used, but even without thebag, the advantages of complete protection to head and body and freemovement and comfort will still be enjoyed. The complete ensemble mayalso be used as a sleeping bag.

While certain novel features of the invention have been disclosed andare pointed out in the annexed claims, it will be understood thatvarious omissions, substitutions and changes may be made by thoseskilled in the art Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a protecting ensemble adapted to be worn primarily in sittingposition, in combination, a collarless and sleeveless coat member havingshoulder holes, a detachable joint down the front, and fasteningelements at its lower portion; a cape member adapted to cover theshoulders and trunk of the wearer and having a collar member withfastening elements therein, said cape member extending over and coveringsaid shoulder holes and having a detachable joint down the front; a hoodmember having a body portion covering the head of the wearer and havinga face opening, said hood member having a collar band and a detachablejoint extending from said face opening to the bottom of the hood member,fastening elements on said collar band, said collar band being adaptedto slide over the collar of said cape and being attachable thereto bymeans of their respective fastening elements when said collar is in anupturned position; and a bag member closed on sides and bottom andhaving an open top, said open top having fastening elements cooperatingwith the fastening elements at the lower portion of. said coat memberfor detachable connection with the inside of said coat member.

2. A protecting ensemble comprising, in combination, a collarless andsleeveless coat member having shoulder holes, a detachable joint downthe front and fastening elements at its lower portion, a cape memberadapted to cover the shoulders and trunk of the wearer and having acollar member with fastening elements thereon, said cape member coveringsaid shoulder holes and having a detachable joint down the front; ahoodmember having a body portion closed at the back and sides and beingsufficiently large to fit over the ordinary hat of the wearer, the hoodmember having a face opening, a transparent member over said faceopening; said hood member having a collar band, fastening elements onsaid collar band, and a detachable joint extendins from said faceopening to the bottom of the hood member, said collar band being adaptedto slide over the collar of said cape and being attachable thereto bytheir respective fastening elements when said collar is in an upturnedposition; and a bag member closed on sides and bottom and having an opentop, saidopen top having fastening elements cooperating with thefastening elements at the lower portion of said coat member fordetachable connection with the inside of said coat member.

3. In a weatherproof ensemble adapted primarily for use in sittingposition, a collarless and sleeveless coat member having shoulderopenings and fastening openings at its lower portion; a cape memberextending over and covering said shoulder holes to protect the shouldersand trunk of the wearer, said cape member having fastening elementsthereon; a hood member of sufficient size to fit over an ordinary fedorahat of the wearer and having fastening elements thereon for detachableconnection with the fastening elements of said cape member; a bag memberfor the feet of the wearer and having fastening elements thereon fordetachable connection with the fastening elements of saidcoat member,said coat and cape members permitting walking for street Wear when saidbag member is detached.

4. In a weather protectin ensemble adapted to be worn primarily insitting position, a body member comprising a coat member and cape memberand adapted to be worn over ordinary street clothes and to cover theshoulders, arms and trunk of the wearer; said coat member hav ingopening covered by said cape member for access to the pockets of saidstreet clothes; a hood member of sufficient size to fit over theordinary brim hat of the wearer and adapted to overlie said body memberand to have weatherproof detachable connection therewith; and a bagmember for the feet and ,legs of the wearer adapted to underlie thelower part of said coat member and to have weatherproof detachableconnection therewith.

5. In a protecting ensemble, a cape member covering the shoulders andtrunk of the wearer and having a turn-down collar member, said capemember having a detachable joint down the front, a hood member having asuiliciently large body portion to fit over the ordinary brim hat of thewearer, said body portion being closed at back and sides, said hookmember having a face opening, said hood member having a collar bandconnected to said body portion along the back, sides and front thereof,said hood member having a detachable joint extending from said faceopening to the bottom of the hood member, a transparent member coveringthe upper part but not the lower part of said face opening, said collarband being adapted to slide over and have detachable connection with theturned up collar member of said cape.

6. In a. rain protecting ensemble for wearing over ordinary streetclothes, a coat member comprising a body sheet adapted to cover thetrunk of the wearer and having shoulder holes, said body sheet having adetachable joint down the front of said coat member, said body sheetalso having elongate openings along the sides thereof, said openingsextending from a level corresponding to the breast pockets to a levelcorresponding to the trousers pockets of ordinary street clothes foreasy access to such pockets, and a cape member adapted to be worn oversaid coat member, said cape member extending below the lower ends ofsaid openings and also covering the arms, shoulders and trunk of thewearer.

CHARLES A. NOONE.

